FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
2015/16
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MIGUEL HARTH-BEDOYA MUSIC DIRECTOR
Season
Imagine... ...a graduation without “Pomp and Circumstance.” ...a wedding without “Here Comes the Bride.” ...a movie without a soundtrack.
Music defines our memories and our milestones.
“Life is better with music...
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because music transcends our differences and lifts our spirits.”
SWANG LIN Associate Concertmaster Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan Year joined FWSO: 1991
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“Life is better with music...
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2015/16 Season At-A-Glance Calendar 2015 AUG 28-30
The Music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart | Classical Masters Festival
SEPT 4-6
Sci-Fi Spectacular | Star-Telegram Pops Series
SEPT 11-13 Mozart & Rachmaninoff | Symphonic Series SEPT 26
Doc Severinsen | Special Concert
OCT 2-4 Bolero | Symphonic Series OCT 9-11
Live And Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute | Star-Telegram Pops Series to the Music of Paul McCartney
OCT 23-25
Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev | Symphonic Series
NOV 6-8
Let’s Tango! | Star-Telegram Pops Series
NOV 13-15
Rachmaninoff’s First | Symphonic Series
NOV 21
Jason Alexander | Special Concert
NOV 28-29
Home For The Holidays | Star-Telegram Pops Series
DEC 7
Handel's Messiah | Special Concert
DEC 31
New Year’s Eve: A Night Out with The Boys | Special Concert
2016 JAN 8-10
Beethoven’s Eroica | Symphonic Series
JAN 22-24
A Night at the Oscars | Star-Telegram Pops Series
JAN 29-31
Viva Italia! | Symphonic Series
FEB 6
Gala with Joshua Bell | Special Concert
FEB 12-14
West Side Story | Symphonic Series
MAR 4-6
Slatkin Conducts Tchaikovsky 5 | Symphonic Series
MAR 11-13
The Sounds of New Orleans: | Star-Telegram Pops Series A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
MAR 18-20
Brahms 3 | Symphonic Series
APR 8-10
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony | Star-Telegram Pops Series
MAY 13-15
Midori Plays Tchaikovsky | Symphonic Series
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Symphonic Series The Symphonic Series offers 10 concerts featuring world-class artists, timeless classics, and exciting new works performed in beautiful Bass Performance Hall. Subscription packages start at just $16 per concert.
Mozart & Rachmaninoff Sept. 11-13, 2015
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Louis Lortie / piano Hélène Mercier / piano Adam Schoenberg / visiting composer
Adam Schoenberg Mozart Rachmaninoff
American Symphony Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos Symphonic Dances
An opening concert that is too big for one soloist! Enjoy Mozart’s delightful Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos featuring long-time friends and piano duo Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier. Also on the program is Rachmaninoff’s swan song, the joyful Symphonic Dances, and Adam Schoenberg’s American Symphony, a work that pays homage to our past and looks forward to a brighter future.
Bolero
Oct. 2-4, 2015 Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Julie Boulianne / mezzo-soprano
Bach (arr. Elgar) Lutosławski Berlioz Ravel
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor Concerto for Orchestra Les nuits d’été Bolero
The orchestra and mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne will delight you in the sublimely tender anthology of songs of love, desire, and longing, Les nuits d’été. Plus, from the opening cadence of a single snare drum to the boisterous conclusion, Ravel’s Bolero marches through your ears with an unrelenting rhythm. This perennial audience favorite will captivate you with its hypnotic melody that weaves through the many instruments of the orchestra.
Kholodenko Plays Prokofiev Oct. 23-25, 2015
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Vadym Kholodenko / piano
Prokofiev Prokofiev Brahms (orch. Schoenberg)
Piano Concerto No. 4 Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Quartet No. 1
2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist and FWSO Artistic Partner Vadym Kholodenko returns to perform two more of Prokofiev’s piano concertos: the powerful Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Piano Concerto No. 4, written to be performed by the left hand only. Also on the program is Schoenberg’s masterful orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor.
Rachmaninoff’s First Nov. 13-15, 2015
Ignat Solzhenitsyn / conductor William Clay / bass
Ravel Koussevitzky Rachmaninoff
Mother Goose Suite Concerto for Double Bass Symphony No. 1
Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, a radiant collection of musical tales from Tom Thumb to Beauty and the Beast, expresses considerable depth of feeling with its exquisitely colorful orchestration. Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony brings a great richness of atmosphere, a palpable sense of a drama restlessly churning its way to an awesome end. And Koussevitzky’s Concerto for Double Bass showcases the exceptional talent of the FWSO’s Principal Bass William Clay. 5 | 817-665-6000 www.fwsymphony.org
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“Life is better with music... because it replenishes your soul.”
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ANA VICTORIA LUPERI Principal Clarinet Hometown: Córdoba, Argentina Year joined FWSO: 2006
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Symphonic Series
Beethoven’s Eroica Jan. 8-10, 2016
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Joshua Roman / cello Mason Bates / visiting composer
Mason Bates Mason Bates Beethoven
Mothership Cello Concerto Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Beethoven’s epic “Eroica” Symphony is known for its power and intensity, which will be brought to life in the superb Bass Performance Hall by your own Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra! Also on the program are two works by Mason Bates, one of the world’s leading composers today, whose music fuses imaginative orchestral writing, the harmonies of jazz, and the rhythms of techno.
Viva Italia! Jan. 29-31, 2016
Marcelo Lehninger / conductor Caroline Goulding / violin
Rossini Paganini Mendelssohn
Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers Violin Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
Mendelssohn once described his “Italian” Symphony as “blue sky in A major,” and audiences will experience the composer’s impressions of Italy – Mediterranean sunshine, religious solemnity, monumental art and architecture, and open countryside – in this delightful work. Paganini wasn't called the "devil's fiddler" for nothing. His blistering Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Caroline Goulding, will dazzle and delight.
West Side Story Feb. 12-14, 2016
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Javier Perianes / piano
Ginastera Saint-Saëns Bernstein
Four Dances from Estancia Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian” Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Full of pulsating Latin rhythms and lyrical and thoroughly romantic music, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story weaves together many of the most memorable moments and melodies from the celebrated musical. Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia sets the story of a tempestuous love triangle on a cattle ranch on the pampas. And in Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, you will recognize the composer’s native brand of French glitter and keyboard pyrotechnics, which combine in a tour de force for guest soloist Javier Perianes.
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Slatkin Conducts Tchaikovsky 5
Bernstein Barber Cindy McTee Tchaikovsky
Mar. 4-6, 2016
Leonard Slatkin / conductor Cindy McTee / visiting composer
Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Second Essay Double Play Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony takes us on a passionate journey from self-doubt to triumph, embracing in a moment of inner repose the slow movement’s famous, wistful horn solo. Also on the program are Bernstein’s jazzy Dance Episodes from On the Town, Barber’s majestic Second Essay, and Cindy McTee’s exhilarating Double Play.
Brahms 3
Mar. 18-20, 2016 Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Vadym Kholodenko / piano
Prokofiev Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 3 Brahms Symphony No. 3
Vadym Kholodenko’s last performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3 during the 2013 Cliburn Competition brought the house down and certainly cinched the win with his extraordinary interpretation. Be there to experience an encore performance of this technically challenging yet lyrically expressive work. Plus, Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts Brahms’ poetic and evocative Third Symphony, with its surges of emotion and peaceful, lyrical interludes.
Midori Plays Tchaikovsky May 13-15, 2016
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Midori / violin Copland Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Gershwin
Dance Episodes from Rodeo Violin Concerto Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture An American in Paris
A monumental conclusion to the 2015-2016 season. If Copland’s Rodeo and Gerswhin’s An American in Paris weren’t enough, this season finale also includes two iconic works by Tchaikovsky: the sweeping Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and the technically demanding Violin Concerto performed by the world-renowned Midori.
Midori
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Pops Series The Star-Telegram Pops Series features seven entertaining concerts with something for everyone. Subscription packages start at just $25 per concert.
Sci-Fi Spectacular Sept. 4-6, 2015
Jack Everly / conductor Kristen Plumley / soprano Get your geek on with the FWSO with a concert that is simply out of this world. Beam yourself up and experience music from Star Trek, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Our anticipated guest narrator is currently on a mission out of this galaxy, but we expect to beam him down for the occasion. Live long and prosper!
Live And Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney Oct. 9-11, 2015
Martin Herman / conductor Tony Kishman / vocalist When the power of pop music meets the beauty of symphonic orchestration, it’s not just “Silly Love Songs.” Be there when Beatlemania and Classical Mystery Tour veteran Tony Kishman re-creates Paul McCartney’s most popular songs, including “Hey Jude,” “Penny Lane,” “Yesterday,” “Live And Let Die,” and many more. An incredible experience for Beatles fans of all ages.
Let’s Tango! Nov. 6-8, 2015
Jeff Tyzik / conductor Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda / dancers Mario Consiglieri and Anabella Diaz-Hojman / dancers Malena Dayen / vocalist Hector del Curto / bandoneon Be transported by the sultry, sizzling, and seductive sounds of the dance of romance... the tango. Join the FWSO night of such fiery tango classics as La Cumparsita, Oblivión, El Choclo, Volver, Por Una Cabeza, and more by Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, and others... all with Argentinean dancers, singer, and bandoneón artist. ¡Caliente!
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“ It is a privilege to bring the joy, passion, and expression of our art to people because... PHOTO: AGGIE BROOKS
Life is better with music.”
SETH MCCONNELL / Principal Timpani Hometown: Claryville, New York Year joined FWSO: 2013
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Pops Series
Home for the Holidays Nov. 28-29, 2015 *
Andrés Franco / conductor Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale Once again, it’s a holly, jolly Christmas at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy your favorite songs of the season, then sing along with the orchestra in the only place in Texas where snow flurries are guaranteed! A holiday tradition for the whole family to enjoy. * Note: Due to the Parade of Lights, Friday Pops subscribers will receive tickets to the Saturday matinée performance.
A Night at the Oscars Jan. 22-24, 2016
Damon Gupton / conductor and host Lights! Camera! Action! It’s all about music from the silver screen when conductor and host Damon Gupton leads the FWSO in a program fit for the red carpet. Enjoy musical selections from The Godfather, Captain Blood, The Magnificent Seven, Pink Panther, and much more. Hooray for Hollywood!
The Sounds of New Orleans: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong Mar. 11-13, 2016
Stuart Chafetz / conductor Byron Stripling / trumpet and vocals “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?” You will when double-threat Byron Stripling, known for both his incomparable trumpet virtuosity and distinctive vocal stylings, takes the Bass Hall stage to pay tribute to the music of Louis Armstrong in The Sounds of New Orleans. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Apr. 8-10, 2016
George Daugherty / conductor Relive the Saturday mornings of yore when Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Pepé Le Pew, Tweety, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, and Road Runner are projected larger than life on the big screen, as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra performs their extraordinary original cartoon scores LIVE in concert. Conducted and created by Emmy Award™ winner George Daugherty, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony will take you back in time to acclaimed classics like What's Opera, Doc?, The Rabbit of Seville, and Rhapsody Rabbit. A delightful treat for the whole family! TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. TM & © Turner Entertainment Co. (s15)
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Classical Masters Festival The Music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart August 28-30, 2015
In the first year of a three-year cycle, Miguel Harth-Bedoya will lead the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in music by three titans of the symphonic repertoire: Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart.
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Steven Lin / piano
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Gustavo Miranda-Bernales / piano
Mozart Beethoven Haydn
Beethoven Haydn Mozart
7:30 PM
Overture to The Magic Flute Piano Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 92, “Oxford”
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 7:30 PM
Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor David Coucheron / violin Haydn Mozart Beethoven
Overture to L’isola disabitata Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish” Symphony No. 2
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2:00 PM
Leonore Overture No. 3 Piano Concerto No. 11 Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
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“Life is better with music...
because music enlightens our minds and speaks to our hearts while nourishing the souls of all human beings.”
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PHOTO CREDIT: AGGIE BROOKS
LEDA DAWN LARSON / Cello Hometown: Red Wing, Minnesota Year joined FWSO: 1987
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Special Concerts Only subscribers can purchase tickets now to these one-night-only concerts.
Doc Severinsen
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 | 7:30 PM Heeeere’s Doc! In this tour de force concert, Doc pays tribute to the American songbook and highlights some of his favorite tunes from the Big Band era and beyond. Doc takes a trip down memory lane and shares some of his favorite stories and greatest musical influences with audiences. An exciting program of musical gems, Doc’s incredible trumpet playing and his candid connection to the music makes this an evening to remember forever! Tickets: $25, $35, $50, $65, $75
An Evening with Jason Alexander Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 | 7:30 PM
Long before he became Seinfeld’s George Costanza, the vastly talented Jason Alexander was a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star. His unique brand of humor and Broadway showmanship will delight audiences when he takes the stage with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a special evening of music, laughs, and memories you won’t want to miss. Tickets: $35, $50, $65, $85, $99, $105*
Handel’s Messiah
Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 | 7:30 PM Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale Experience a holiday classic – Handel’s inspiring Messiah – with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale. Let the thrilling choruses, soaring solos, and triumphant orchestration be a joyful and powerful beginning to your holiday celebrations. Tickets: $25, $35, $50, $65, $75
New Year’s Eve: A Night Out With The Boys Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 | 7:30 PM Bob Bernhardt / conductor Dee Daniels / vocalist Nat King Cole. Frank Sinatra. Louis Armstrong. Stevie Wonder. For nearly a century, this group of extraordinary men have cheered us up, echoed our heartaches, and reminded us of the beauty of just being alive... and of being in love. Ring in the New Year with style when vocalist Dee Daniels brings her unique jazz styling to classic hits by these musical legends. Tickets: $35, $50, $65, $80, $90
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Jason Alexander
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Gala with Joshua Bell Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 | 7:00 PM Miguel Harth-Bedoya / conductor Joshua Bell / violin Verdi Bruch R. Strauss
Overture to La Forza del Destino Violin Concerto No. 1 Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
One of the most celebrated violinists of his era, Joshua Bell joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for the first time in more than two decades to perform Bruch’s rich and seductive violin concerto in a Gala concert not to be missed.
“ Joshua Bell is the greatest American violinist active today.” – The Boston Herald
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